# Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies

## General Info
- **Year Published**: 2017
- **BGG Rating**: 7.0
- **BGG Rank**: —
- **Players**: 4-11 (Best with: 7)
- **Duration**: 45-120 min
- **Weight**: 3.10 / 5
- **Designers**: Colby Dauch, Isaac Vega, Jonathan Gilmour-Long, Timothy Meyer
- **Artists**: David Richards, Fernanda Suárez, Peter Wocken
- **Publishers**: Plaid Hat Games, Arclight Games, CrowD Games, Cube Factory of Ideas, Edge Entertainment, Galápagos Jogos, Game Harbor, Raven Distribution
- **Categories**: Bluffing, Expansion for Base-game, Horror, Zombies
- **Mechanics**: Action Points, Area Movement, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Storytelling, Team-Based Game, Variable Player Powers, Voting

## Verdict
Perfect for those with large groups who love political and territorial conflicts in horror settings.Supports up to 11 playersDynamic territorial combatIntriguing Lone Wolf moduleBrisk pace with sand timerRequires two base games for variantsSignificantly increases complexityFOR GENRE FANS

## Description
If you thought surviving the winter was hard, buckle up, because the fight just got uglier. 'Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies' isn't just a pile of new cards; it's a radical shift in game dynamics. The expansion delivers 15 new survivors, 50 crossroad cards, 43 items, and 11 crisis cards that can be mixed into the base game, but the real magic lies in the new variants.

In the 'Warring Colonies' variant, the game scales up for larger groups (4 to 11 players!). Instead of just fighting zombies, you're now facing off against another colony of survivors battling for territory. The combat system has been overhauled with tactics cards, bullet tokens, and 12-sided dice, turning the experience into an intense strategic and territorial struggle. To spice things up, new joint-colony crises force players to cooperate under pressure or openly betray each other to survive.

To prevent the game from becoming an endless debate, the expansion introduces simultaneous turns and a sand timer, keeping the pace brisk and frantic. For those who prefer the 'lone wolf' style, there's a specific module where one player acts alone, hiding in their own den and carrying out secret missions that can either aid or sabotage both colonies. It's the perfect dose of chaos for those who love the tension of Dead of Winter but want more direct conflict and more people at the table.

## How to Play
Objective of the Game  
In Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies, two rival colonies fight for survival in a frozen, zombie-infested world. Players must work together within their colony while competing against the opposing group. To win, your colony must complete both the main objective and your secret objective. The game ends when one colony achieves these goals or when morale collapses.  

Setup  
Pre-game Setup:  
  
  Separate components by expansion (use colored stickers/dots to distinguish The Long Night and Warring Colonies items).  
  Sleeve and mark survivor cards, item cards, and stands as noted in the manual.  
  

Initial Setup:  
  
  Place 1 barricade at each non-colony location.  
  Add 9 zombies to each colony.  
  Give each colony 3 bullet tokens.  
  Set morale to 6 and the round tracker to 1.  
  Shuffle crisis cards, starting with Gathering of Fiends.  
  
Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.  
  

Game Flow  
Each round follows this order:  
  
  Crossroads: Players to the right of active players draw a Crossroads card.  
  Frostbite: Add 1 wound to each frostbitten survivor (3 wounds kill them).  
  Movement: Move survivors up to 1 location. If full, return a friendly survivor to your colony or an enemy to theirs (cost: 1 bullet, or 2 if armed).  
  Resolve bites from movement.  
  Actions: Spend dice to perform actions (see next section).  
  Resolve bites received during actions.  
  Crossroads resolution: If a card affects both colonies, the non-prison colony resolves first.  
  
  

Actions and How to Play  
Actions requiring dice:  
  
  Fight a zombie: Roll equal/higher than the zombie’s attack number.  
  Search: Roll equal/higher than the location’s search number. Pay 1 noise to choose from 2 cards.  
  Build a barricade: Use any die.  
  Clean waste: Remove 3 cards from waste with any die.  
  Use character abilities with die costs (e.g., "(1+)" on card).  
  

Free actions (no dice):  
  
  Add food to the colony (enough for half survivors, rounded up).  
  Add a card to the crisis.  
  Use non-event/non-equip cards from hand.  
  Equip items or move them between survivors.  
  Use food tokens to boost a die by 1.  
  Remove wounds with medicine or abilities.  
  
Consulte o manual para detalhes sobre esta seção.  
  

End Game and Scoring  
The game ends when:  
  
  One colony completes both their main objective and secret objective.  
  An enemy colony’s morale hits 0.  
  For Objective 2, control the most non-colony locations when the round tracker reaches 0 (or tie = no winner).  
  
Lone Wolf players must complete their own mission separately.  
  

Tips to Win  
  
  Prioritize fuel early to avoid losing survivors (Objective 1).  
  Use barricades to block enemy movement and protect key locations.  
  Leverage character abilities like Blue’s free search or Melissa’s explosive traps for efficiency.

## FAQ
### Which games do I need for full functionality?
For the 'Warring Colonies' and 'Lone Wolf' variants, you need both 'Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game' and 'Dead of Winter: The Long Night'.

### Can I play with more people?
Yes! The Warring Colonies variant allows the game to accommodate 4 to 11 players, greatly expanding the game's scale.

### Does the game slow down with more players?
Not necessarily. The expansion includes simultaneous turns and a sand timer specifically to keep the game agile and frantic.

### What is the Lone Wolf module?
It's a mode where one player plays alone, hiding in their own den, influencing the other teams through secret missions.

### Is it too complex?
The weight is medium-high (3.1 on BGG). If you've mastered the base game, the learning curve is smooth, but it adds layers of tactics and combat that require focus.

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